CRM migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Thryv and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales . We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .
Thryv
Source
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Destination
Compatibility
8 of 10
objects map 1:1 between Thryv and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
1-3 weeks
Overview
Moving from Thryv to Microsoft Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales is a structural migration, not a simple record copy. Thryv uses a flat Company structure alongside its primary Client (contact) object, while Dynamics 365 enforces an Account-Contact hierarchy where every Contact must attach to an Account. We resolve that relationship during scoping by creating parent Accounts for each Thryv Company and linking Contacts accordingly. Thryv's REST v2 API is incomplete and still replacing the deprecated XML-RPC endpoints, so we use whatever REST endpoints are available and document any extraction gaps for the customer to address before migration. Automation workflows in Thryv's Automation Builder are not accessible via API and must be manually documented and rebuilt in Dynamics 365 Flow post-migration. Tags, freeform appointment types, and invoice records require type conversion at the destination. We do not migrate payment processor configurations or ThryvPay merchant relationships.
Every standard and custom field arrives verified.
AI proposes the map; you confirm before any record moves.
Parent–child, lookups, and ownership stay linked.
Calls, emails, meetings — with original timestamps.
Documents, uploads, and inline notes move with the record.
Source platform
Thryv platform overview
Scorecard, SWOT, gotchas, and pricing for Thryv.
Destination platform
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales platform overview
Scorecard, SWOT, gotchas, and pricing for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .
Data migration guide
The complete Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales migration guide
Data model, import mechanisms, field mapping strategy, pitfalls, and cutover — by the engineers running it.
Destination checklist
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales migration checklist
Pre- and post-cutover tasks for moving onto Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .
Why teams make this switch
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Object mapping
Each row shows how a Thryv object lands in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales , including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
Thryv
Client (Contact)
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Contact
1:1Thryv Clients map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Contacts. Standard fields (firstname, lastname, email, phone, address) migrate directly. We preserve all Thryv custom field values as typed custom fields on the Contact record, checking the Dynamics 365 edition's custom field limits during schema design. Client tags migrate to a multi-select picklist or custom text field, with deduplication applied during the transform step to collapse near-duplicate tags (case differences, spacing) before insertion.
Thryv
Company
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Account
1:1Thryv Companies map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Accounts. Thryv's flat Company structure becomes the parent Account in Dynamics 365's hierarchical model. We create the Account first in the migration sequence so that AccountId is available as a lookup on every Contact at insert time. Thryv Company custom fields map to Account custom fields. If a Thryv Contact has no associated Company, we create a placeholder Account named after the Contact's company name or use the Contact's name as a single-person Account.
Thryv
Opportunity (Deal)
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Opportunity
1:1Thryv Opportunities map to Dynamics 365 Opportunities. The Thryv dealstage property maps to a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Process with stage values that we configure during schema design. Pipeline names from Thryv map to Opportunity Record Types. Deal monetary values, close dates, and owner assignments migrate directly. Any Thryv custom fields on Opportunities become Opportunity custom fields in Dynamics 365.
Thryv
Appointment
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Task or Event
1:1Thryv Appointments map to Dynamics 365 Activities. Short-duration appointments (under two hours) map to Task records; full-day or multi-hour scheduled sessions map to Event records. Appointment date, time, duration, service type, and assignee migrate directly. We resolve the assignee to the matching Dynamics 365 User by email. Recurring appointment series in Thryv are flattened into individual Activity records with shared metadata flags. Scheduling status (confirmed, cancelled, no-show) migrates as custom Activity fields.
Thryv
Invoice
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Opportunity Product or Custom Fields
lossyThryv Invoices carry line items, totals, payment status, and client associations. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales does not include a full billing or accounts-receivable module by default; Invoice records are available only with the additional Finance and Operations license. For standard Sales tier migrations, we convert invoice data to Opportunity Product line items (for historical deal records) or store invoice metadata as custom fields on the related Account and Contact records. We export full invoice records including line-item prices and totals as a structured CSV deliverable for the customer's finance team to reconcile or import into a separate accounting system.
Thryv
Tag
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Multi-Select Picklist or Text Field
lossyThryv freeform tags on Contact and Company records have no direct Dynamics 365 equivalent. We deduplicate the tag vocabulary during the transform step, then either create a multi-select picklist (preferred, up to 150 values per picklist) or store tags as a comma-delimited custom text field. The customer chooses the strategy during scoping. Tags used for segmentation are better suited to multi-select picklists; tags used for loose categorization can remain as text.
Thryv
Custom Fields
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Custom Fields
1:1Thryv custom fields of all types (text, number, date, radio button, checkbox, dropdown) map to equivalent Dynamics 365 custom fields on the relevant entity (Contact, Account, Opportunity). We perform type-matching during schema design: Thryv radio buttons become Dynamics 365 option sets, checkboxes become two-option fields, and drop-downs become option sets. Edition limits are not a concern on the Dynamics 365 destination since Professional tier has no meaningful custom field ceiling. We flag any Thryv custom fields that would require a new custom entity (for lookup relationships) and scope those separately.
Thryv
Email and SMS Log
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Activity (Task, EmailMessage)
1:1Email and SMS communication history from Thryv's Keap tier migrates to Dynamics 365 Activity records. Email content migrates as EmailMessage records linked to the parent Contact. SMS thread metadata migrates as Task records with a custom communication-type field. Communication timestamps are preserved for activity timeline ordering. Note that Thryv's REST API coverage for communication logs varies by account tier and API version, so we scope this object as conditional and flag any missing API endpoints during extraction.
Thryv
User (Staff/Owner)
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
User
1:1Thryv user records (name, email, role) map to Dynamics 365 Users by email match. We extract all owners referenced on Contacts, Companies, Deals, and Appointments and resolve them to Dynamics 365 Users during the migration. Users without a matching Dynamics 365 User are placed in a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision before record import resumes. Role and permission settings do not transfer and must be reconfigured in Dynamics 365 Security Roles and Field Level Security post-migration.
Thryv
Website Form Response
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Lead or Contact
1:1Thryv website form submissions migrate as Lead or Contact records in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales depending on the customer's lead strategy. Form field data maps to standard Contact fields where possible (name, email, phone) and to custom fields for non-standard form inputs. Submission timestamps and referrer metadata are preserved in custom fields for attribution. If the customer plans to use Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales Lead model for pre-conversion prospects, we map form responses to Lead; otherwise, they land as Contacts directly.
| Thryv | Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Client (Contact) | Contact1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Company | Account1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Opportunity (Deal) | Opportunity1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Appointment | Task or Event1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Invoice | Opportunity Product or Custom Fieldslossy | Fully supported | |
| Tag | Multi-Select Picklist or Text Fieldlossy | Fully supported | |
| Custom Fields | Custom Fields1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Email and SMS Log | Activity (Task, EmailMessage)1:1 | Fully supported | |
| User (Staff/Owner) | User1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Website Form Response | Lead or Contact1:1 | Fully supported |
Gotchas + challenges
Platform-specific issues from each side, plus the pair-specific challenges that don't show up on either platform's page on its own.
Thryv gotchas
XML-RPC API sunset breaks existing integrations
Custom field limits vary by edition and block installs
Automation workflows cannot be exported
Bounce rate limits affect email campaign recovery
ThryvPay payment processor lock-in
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales gotchas
Professional tier 15-table custom table limit blocks migrations
October 2024 pricing increase applies at renewal for all customers
Custom fields must be created in the UI before API writes
Power Platform request limits apply to bulk migrations
Activity records orphaned to inactive owners fail silently
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Discovery and scoping
We audit the Thryv account across edition (Marketing Center, Keap, Kickstart, Ignite), REST API activation status, custom field count and types, active Automation Builder sequences, appointment volume and recurring series patterns, invoice records, and owner distribution. We test REST API endpoint reachability against the specific account to confirm extraction coverage. The discovery output is a written migration scope that specifies which objects migrate, which require manual workarounds, and which are explicitly excluded (automations, payment processor configurations, social media posts). We also confirm the customer's Dynamics 365 tenant, edition, and user provisioning status during this phase.
Schema design and hierarchy mapping
We design the Dynamics 365 destination schema before any data moves. This includes creating Account records for every Thryv Company (and a placeholder for Contacts without Company associations), mapping Thryv custom fields to typed Dynamics 365 custom fields on the relevant entities, and converting freeform tags to multi-select picklists or text fields with deduplication. We configure Opportunity Record Types and Sales Processes to match Thryv pipeline stages and deal values. Schema is deployed to a Dynamics 365 Sandbox environment first for validation against the customer's admin team before production migration begins.
Sandbox migration and reconciliation
We run a full migration into the Dynamics 365 Sandbox using production-like data volume. The customer's admin reviews record counts (Accounts in, Contacts in with AccountId populated, Opportunities in, Activities in), spot-checks 25-50 records against the Thryv source, and confirms that the flat-to-hierarchical mapping is correct. Any schema corrections, field mapping adjustments, or tag-conversion decisions happen in Sandbox before touching production. The customer signs off on the Sandbox validation report before we proceed to production.
Owner reconciliation and User provisioning
We extract every distinct Thryv user (owner) referenced on Contacts, Companies, Deals, and Appointments and match them by email against the Dynamics 365 destination's User table. Users without a matching Dynamics 365 User are placed in a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision. Active Thryv users who have left the company are mapped to inactive Dynamics 365 Users so that historical assignment is preserved even if the user account is not reactivated. OwnerId references on Opportunities and Activities cannot resolve without a matched User, so this step gates the production migration.
Production migration in dependency order
We run production migration in record-dependency order: Accounts (from Thryv Companies) first, then Contacts with AccountId resolved, then Opportunities with AccountId, OwnerId, and RecordTypeId resolved, then Activity records (Appointments as Tasks or Events, Emails as EmailMessage, SMS as Task), then invoice metadata as custom fields or Opportunity Products, then remaining custom fields and tag data. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. We use the Dynamics 365 Dataverse REST API with batch operations and exponential backoff on rate-limit responses.
Cutover, validation, and automation rebuild handoff
We freeze writes to Thryv during the cutover window, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration period, then validate total record counts against the pre-migration audit. We deliver the automation inventory document to the customer's admin team, which lists every Thryv Automation Builder sequence with its trigger conditions, actions, and recommended Dynamics 365 Flow equivalent. We support a one-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues raised by the sales team. We do not rebuild Thryv automations as Dynamics 365 Flow inside the migration scope; that is a separate engagement.
Platform deep dives
Thryv
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Standard CRM migration. 1 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.
Overall complexity
Standard migration
Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across Thryv and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .
Object compatibility
1 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.
Field mapping clarity
Field mapping is derived from defaults — final spec confirmed during the sample migration.
Timeline complexity
8-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.
API constraints
Thryv: Not publicly documented.
Data volume sensitivity
Thryv doesn't expose a bulk API — REST + parallelization used for high-volume runs.
Estimator
Rule-based pricing — no per-record fees, no manual quotes. Migrations over 2M records are scoped individually.
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